Get parent directory name for a particular file using DOS Batch scripting

Question

I need to find the name of the parent directory for a file in DOS

for ex.

Suppose this is the directory

C:\\test\\pack\\a.txt

Answer 1

see this question

@echo OFF
set mydir="%~p1"
SET mydir=%mydir:\=;%

for /F "tokens=* delims=;" %%i IN (%mydir%) DO call :LAST_FOLDER %%i
goto :EOF

:LAST_FOLDER
if "%1"=="" (
    @echo %LAST%
    goto :EOF
)

set LAST=%1
SHIFT

goto :LAST_FOLDER